Storage or service To distribution system

reservoir
Volume = 80m3
Freeboard = 0.5m
Clear water pump
Depth of water = 2m Pumping hour = 8h
Area of reservoir = 40m2 Pumping capacity = 30m3/h
Pumping head: as per actual
situation of each specific area

Clear water tank

Volume of water = 60m3
Figure 19: Section of a pumping slow sand filter for a population of 10000

Free board = 0.50m

Depth of water = 2m
Area of reservoir = 30m2

Ventilation

Flow measurement device

Section B - B
Flow controlling valve
Chlorination
Drawing not to scale

Slow sand filter

Period of operation = 24h
Filtration rate = 0.1m/h
Hydraulic profile of the filtration system

Total area of filter = 100m2

No of units = 3
Area of a unit = 33.75m2 (5x6.75)
Free board = 0.50m
Depth of filter media = 0.90m
Effective size of sand = 0.15-0.30mm
Uniformity coefficient < 3
Height of under drain = 0.50m
Height of supernatant water = 1m

3rd
Roughing filter (optional)
2nd Average suspended solid in raw water: Medium
st Horizontal flow: 1.0m/h
1 Depth: 1.0m
Width 2.0m
Length:
1st compartment (15 – 25mm) : 3.0m
2nd compartment (8 – 15mm) : 2.5m
3rd compartment (4 – 8mm) : 2.0m
Raw water balancing tank

Sedimentation tank
Detention time = 8h
Depth of water = 2m
Area of tank = 60m2

Depth = 2m
Freeboard = 0.5m
Volume = 120m3

Width = 3m
Length = 13.5m
Surface loading Q/A = 6m/d Pumping hour = 8h
Pumping capacity =
30m3/h
Raw water pump Pumping head: as
the per the design of
the specific area

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